State Noxious-Weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the ...

1 State Noxious-Weed seed Requirements Recognized in Livestock, Poultry, the Administration of the Federal seed Act and seed Program seed Regulatory and Testing Division TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHANGES FOR 2018 .. II MISSOURI .. 48. INTRODUCTION .. III MONTANA .. 50. FSA REGULATIONS NEBRASKA .. 52. (B) NEVADA .. 54. Noxious-Weed SEEDS NEW HAMPSHIRE .. 56. UNDER THE IV NEW JERSEY .. 57. ALABAMA .. 1 NEW MEXICO .. 59. ALASKA .. 3 NEW YORK .. 60. ARIZONA .. 4 NORTH CAROLINA .. 61. ARKANSAS .. 6 NORTH DAKOTA .. 63. CALIFORNIA .. 8 64. COLORADO .. 14 OKLAHOMA .. 66. CONNECTICUT .. 16 OREGON .. 68. DELAWARE .. 17 PENNSYLVANIA.

2 70. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA .. 19 RHODE ISLAND .. 72. FLORIDA .. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA .. 73. GEORGIA .. 22 SOUTH DAKOTA .. 75. HAWAII .. 24 TENNESSEE .. 76. IDAHO .. 27 TEXAS .. 78. ILLINOIS .. 29 UTAH .. 80. INDIANA .. 31 VERMONT .. 82. IOWA .. 32 VIRGINIA .. 83. KANSAS .. 34 WASHINGTON .. 85. KENTUCKY .. 36 WEST VIRGINIA .. 87. LOUISIANA .. 37 WISCONSIN .. 89. MAINE .. 39 WYOMING .. 90. MARYLAND .. 40 APPENDIX A .. 92. 42 APPENDIX MICHIGAN .. 43. MINNESOTA .. 45. MISSISSIPPI .. 46. Note: These lists show the common names appearing in State seed laws. In labeling interstate shipments, seed dealers are cautioned to use the common name(s) appearing on the list for the State into which the seed is being shipped.

3 Revised October, 2018. 2018 State Noxious-Weed seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal seed Act Changes for October, 2018. Changed the contact e-mail for updates and corrections to Changed the web site address where the publication is available to Washington: Added to the prohibited list: Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Appendix A: Added the following: Washington to Amaranth, palmer (Amaranthus palmeri). Appendix B: Added the following: Washington to Amaranthus palmeri (Amaranth, Palmer). - ii - 2018 State Noxious-Weed seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal seed Act Introduction This publication contains information about State labeling Requirements and prohibitions of Noxious-Weed seeds and shows the scientific names and common names according to the law and regulations of the particular State in which the seed is noxious .

4 It is the responsibility of seed dealers to know the Requirements of State laws and the changes in those laws. Appendix A and B contain cross references of State Noxious-Weed seed common and scientific names. Over time, the seed Regulatory and Testing Division (SRTD) has compiled many name variations from individual states that SRTD has incorporated into the appendices. Because of the many variations in common names and the possible synonyms in scientific names, SRTD cannot claim that the names in the appendices exactly match the names as published in each State 's seed law or regulations. It is the responsibility of seed dealers to verify name variations used by each State .

5 In addition to the Noxious-Weed seed Requirements , the maximum percentage of weed seeds permitted by the State laws is shown where applicable. Note: The Federal seed Act does not limit the percentage of weed seeds but does require truth in labeling as it pertains to weed seed content. This publication will only be updated when the SRTD receives an official information from the State seed control officials. The State seed control officials should contact the SRTD office as soon as updates or changes are being made to their State Noxious-Weed seed list. For updates and corrections, State seed control officials should contact: seed Regulatory and Testing Division Phone: (704) 810-8871.

6 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C Fax: (704) 852-4189. Gastonia, NC 28054-2193 E-mail: This publication is available at For the purpose of interstate commerce, the Federal seed Act defines " Noxious-Weed seed " as, in part, "the seeds or bulblets of plants Recognized as noxious .. by the law or rules and regulations of the State into which the seed is offered for transportation, or or Puerto Rico, Guam, or District of Columbia or by the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture ". Section 201(a)(5) of the Federal seed Act provides, in part: "It shall be unlawful for any person to transport or deliver for transportation in interstate commerce-- (a) Any agricultural seeds or any mixture of agricultural seeds for seeding purposes, unless each container bears a label giving the following information.

7 (5) Kinds of Noxious-Weed seeds and the rate of occurrence of each, which rate shall be expressed in accordance with and shall not exceed the rate allowed for shipment, movement, or sale of such Noxious-Weed seeds by the law and regulations of the State into which the seed is offered for transportation or transported or in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, when under the provisions of section 101(a)(9)(A)(iii) [the Secretary] shall determine that weeds other than those designated by State Requirements are noxious ;". - iii - 2018 State Noxious-Weed seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal seed Act Section (b) of the Regulations under the Federal seed Act provides: "Seeds or bulblets of the following plants shall be considered Noxious-Weed seeds in agricultural and vegetable seeds transported or delivered for transportation in interstate commerce (including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the District of Columbia).

8 Agricultural or vegetable seed containing seeds or bulblets of these kinds shall not be transported or delivered for transportation in interstate commerce. Noxious-Weed seeds under the Federal seed Act Noxious-Weed seeds include the following species on which no tolerance will be applied: Aeginetia spp. Mimosa invisa Mart. Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King and Mimosa pigra L. var. pigra Robins. Monochoria hastata (L.) Sloms-Laub. Alectra spp. Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) Presl Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Arechavaleta Asphodelus fistulosus L. Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl. Avena sterilis L.

9 (including Avena Oryza longistaminata A. Cheval. and Roehr. ludoviciana Dur.) Oryza punctata Steud. Azolla pinnata R. Br. Oryza rufipogon Griff. Carthamus oxyacantha M. Bieb. Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Commelina benghalensis L. Pennisetum clandestinum Chiov. Crupina vulgaris Cass. Pennisetum macrourum Trin. Digitaria scalarum (Schweinfurth) Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. Chiovenda Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. Digitaria velutina (Forsk.) Beauv. Prosopis alpataco Philippi Drymaria arenarioides Roem. and Schult. Prosopis argentina Burkart Eichhornia azurea (Sw.)

10 Kunth Prosopis articulata S. Watson Emex australis Steinh. Prosopis burkartii Munoz Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. Prosopis caldenia Burkart Galega officinalis L. Prosopis calingastana Burkart Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Prosopis campestris Griseb. Levier Prosopis castellanosii Burkart Homeria spp. Prosopis denudans Benth. Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle Prosopis elata (Burkart) Burkart Hygrophila polysperma T. Anders. Prosopis farcta (Russell) Macbride Imperata brasiliensis Trin. Prosopis ferox Griseb. Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Prosopis fiebrigii Harms Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. Prosopis hassleri Harms Ischaemum rugosum Salisb.